Tesfa News is a news portal run and funded by the Eritrean government. It was established in the year 2010.
Media assets
News agency: TesfaNews
State Media Matrix Typology: State-Controlled (SC)
Ownership and governance
Tesfa News is owned and governed by the government in Eritrea, according to information from two journalists based in Eritrea interviewed for this report in 2022.
Source of funding and budget
Tesfa News is fully funded by the Eritrean government, according to information from two journalists based in Eritrea who were interviewed for this report in 2022. Yet, the authorities have not released any information about the state budget allocated to Tesfa News.
Editorial independence
Like all media in Eritrea, Tesfa News strictly follows the government line. No domestic statute establishing the editorial independence of Tesfa News has been identified.
No independent mechanism for assessing or overseeing the editorial independence of Tesfa News has been identified.
June 2024